CVE-2023-52557
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In OpenBSD 7.3 before errata 016, npppd(8) could crash by a l2tp message which has an AVP (Attribute-Value Pair) with wrong length.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0531OpenBSD: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-03-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenBSD ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-52557/cnnvd
- https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.3/common/016_npppd.patch.sigcnnvd
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/abf3a29384c582c807a621e7fc6e7c68d0cafe9bcnnvd
- https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.3/common/016_npppd.patch.sigenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/abf3a29384c582c807a621e7fc6e7c68d0cafe9benisa_euvd
- https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.3/common/016_npppd.patch.sigPatchnvd
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/abf3a29384c582c807a621e7fc6e7c68d0cafe9bPatchnvd
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